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Be it known that I, SMITH, of Strongsville, in the county of Cuyahoga,and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWashing Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. fulland complete description of the construction and operation of the same.,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecication, in which-4 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine.

Figure 2 is a top view with the cover detached.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinalsection.

Figures 4 and 5, sections to which reference will be had.

, Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views. lv

A, tig. 1, is the-box or body of the machine,\in which is arranged agang of pou-nders or beaters, B, tig. 2

-connected to the multiplied crank C by the links D. The peculiar shapeof these pounders is shown in fig. 3,`

in which it will be seen that the lower end is cut biasing downwardandlprovided with a. number of rectangular notches, E. In the lowerangle of the box is a fillet, F,'upon which stands the lower end ofthewash-board Gr, 'which is also supported by the projecting rib H. Thisboard is kept in position by the depending :finger I, under which theupper end of the board is slipped, as shown in iig. 3, and is preventedfrom being forced back against the end ofthe machine by the springs J,which may be of rubber or other suitable material. It will be observedthat the front end of the bottom of the machine is considerably elevatedabove the rear end, thus making the bottonraninclined plane from thecranks downward, and upon which the beaters or pounders lie upon theirlongest side, as shown in fig. 3. `The rear end of the machine beingplaned at right angles with. the bottom gives it thereby an inclinationbackward from a vertical line, and thus' makes thehpproach to themachine much more convcnient'to the operator than if the same werestraight or perpendicular also. This construction 'and position of thebody er box give the most favorable shape for receiving and washing theclothes, as by this construction a small single article can be washedwith a. very small quantity of water, as wellasa larger one or number ofarticles, with a proportionate quantity of water. It will be seen thatthe cranks Ywhichthe beaters are operated are so arranged in relation toeach other as to act at right angles or quartering,'the result of whichis that the pounding or rather the blows are given in successive singlestrokes; hence the-working of .the machine is attended with much lesseifort than ifV two or more blows were given at the same time; It alsofavors the lateral'dashing of the `water and motion of the clothes, andthus facilitates the Washing.

'Having thus described the construction and arrangement of the machine,the practical operation of the same is as follows: The clothes Aarethrown into the machine with thel proper quantity ofsoap and water, andwhich is then covered, as shown in fig. 1. The poundcrs are thenoperated by the crank K, each .giving a single and successive blow,striking the clothes at the bottom and thereby forcing them Vto rollupward and over toward the pounders, and thiis presenting their top toeach blow, which carries it down and under to the top aga-inin acontinuously rolling manner during the operation of the machine. Theclothes on being sufficiently pounded, the covers are then removedandthe pounders either detached or turned up out of the way, asindicated in iig. 3. When thus removcd'out of the way a board, L, fig.3, also indicated by dotted lines a, fig. 2, is then dropped into thegrooves M, andthus is provided-a convenient tub, in which the clothesare nishedvoif by the use of the washboard referred to, if foundneedful, sudsing and rinsing the same without taking them fromlhemachine and putting them into tubs for that purpose, and thus the use oftubs, the labor of lifting, emptying, and removing the clothes forwringing, is dispensed with and avoided, as the wringer is attached tothe side of the machine and the clothes run through it without thenecessity of removing them from the washer. By the introduction of thesprings J bctweenthe wash-board and the end of the machine, an easyspringing movement is given to 4the board, which adds much to lessen thelabor of rubbing. This board may be removed, if so desired, and

thereby increase thc capacity of the machine, so that a larger articlecan be washed or a greater number of articles. lig's.'4 and 5 areenlarged views of'the'connections by which the pounders are attached tothe cranks, and which consists of a metallic strap, N, surrounding thecrank, and brought back over the end of the link and then scured by aclamp, O, inserted through the link,'and astrap, in the manner andpositionshown in iig. 5. Between thc end of the link and the block P isa rubber cushion, Q, the purpose of which is to give elasticity to thepounders, so that they may be allowed to yield to any unusual resistancethat may inter-pose between them and the end of the machine, and thusthe danger of breaking or causing any extra effort of working thern isavoided.

The advantages of this machine are, simplieity of construction, strengthand durability in all its parts, ease and direetness of action, facilityand thoroughness in its work, requiring but little skill andcomparatively but little labor t0 work it. V

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. The series of beaters B, as arranged in relation to the spring-boarilG, rib H, and springs J, in combination with the inclined bottom, andoperating conjointly, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The elastic cushion Q and block P, arranged in relation to the linksD, strap M, and crank, and applied as and for the'purpose set forth.

. L. SMI'll-l.

Witnesses:

J. H. BURRIDGE, J. HOLMES.

